{"id":265844,"date":"2016-11-07T11:36:59","date_gmt":"2016-11-07T11:36:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/?p=265844"},"modified":"2016-11-07T11:36:59","modified_gmt":"2016-11-07T11:36:59","slug":"gij-successfully-defends-newsroom-title","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/2016\/11\/gij-successfully-defends-newsroom-title\/","title":{"rendered":"GIJ successfully defends Newsroom title"},"content":{"rendered":"
Ghana Institute of Journalism (GIJ) put up a strong defense of their title in the Newsroom Competition by defeating Islamic University College, Ghana (ICUG) in a three-round thriller at ICUG campus on Thursday [October October 27].<\/p>\n
The Newsroom competition is a simulated news reporting, Corporate Communication and Debating contest that brings universities that run communication programmes together in a battle for bragging rights and institutional clout, while giving students the opportunity to synthesize theory with practice.<\/p>\n
The performance of competing institutions is assessed by a judging panel composed of seasoned industry professionals.<\/p>\n
Defending champions, GIJ made their title defence intentions clear by winning the first two rounds but lost the third round and still carried the day.<\/p>\n
They took home a trophy, with each team member receiving a certificate. \u201cIt was not easy but we are happy we retained the crown\u201d, a member of the winning team said.<\/p>\n